commisioning

March 28th, 2011, 12:31 AM

Anyone know if I can use my credentials as a registered nurse to commission but into a different field/branch?

A buddy of mine is currently a captain in civil affairs. He got his RN and took the commission but into civil affairs directly. I asked him if he had to do OCS, he said no, I'm a registered nurse. He's currently on deployment and can't get in touch with him to ask him directly.

Anyone know if I can use my credentials as a registered nurse to commission but into a different field/branch?

A buddy of mine is currently a captain in civil affairs. He got his RN and took the commission but into civil affairs directly. I asked him if he had to do OCS, he said no, I'm a registered nurse. He's currently on deployment and can't get in touch with him to ask him directly.

Is there a way for me to do this?

Is he in the USAR or ARNG? DC (outside of professional branches) are a lot less common in the ARNG than the USAR.

I can't imagine DC'ing an RN to do something not AMEDD related and into CA without ever having gone through OCS/ROTC and a basic branch OBC.

Obviously I am not saying I'm the expert in the DC process and branching, but I didn't think of AMEDD as a "feeder" branch into CA. Not only that, most CA units take only 1LT and higher.

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It's so bad, it's actually rare for an officer to have gone through OCS.

I know I'm relatively new to the ARNG compared to you all, but if one's state is unable to provide interesting assignments, promotion potential for M-day officers, Hooah schools, etc. how is that state able to retain talent relative to the USAR?